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There is a particular kind of heartbreak that comes with watching your child struggle to attend school. Every day, I sit with children and young people, exploring what lies beneath behaviour. I see how anxiety can present itself in different ways, how shutdown can be misread as defiance, and how a distressed nervous system will always prioritise safety over expectation. Whether shaped by experiences of trauma, the challenges of being neurodiverse, or the pressures of meeting expectations. But...

Counselling and psychotherapy can be life-changing. They help people deal with anxiety, grief, trauma and everyday stress. For children and young people especially, access to emotional support can make all the difference. But here’s the problem: in the UK, counselling and psychotherapy are largely unregulated . That means anyone can call themselves a counsellor or therapist, even without formal training. Scary, right? Why It Matters When you’re opening up about your most personal struggles,...

Being Held to Hold: Why Therapy for Therapists Matters — Even if it’s Not Required A Personal Reflection from a Person-Centred Lens As a...